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Artemisinin (qinghaosu), extracted from the Chinese herb Artemisia annua L. in 1972, and its three major derivatives—artemether, artesunate and dihydroartemisinin—were firstly identified as antimalarials and found active against all species of the ...
Yi-Xin Liu+6 more
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Circulating miRNAs: Potential Novel Biomarkers for Hepatopathology Progression and Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis Japonica in Two Murine Models. [PDF]
Schistosomiasis remains a major public health issue, with an estimated 230 million people infected worldwide. Novel tools for early diagnosis and surveillance of schistosomiasis are currently needed.
Pengfei Cai+4 more
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Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by blood trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, which remains a major public health problem worldwide.
Junus Widjaja+4 more
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Currently, China is moving towards the elimination of schistosomiasis japonica. In a previous review, the factors affecting the progress towards the elimination of transmission of schistosomiasis in China have been summarized.
Wei Wang, Jian-Rong Dai, You-Sheng Liang
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Inhibition of Notch Signaling Attenuates Schistosomiasis Hepatic Fibrosis via Blocking Macrophage M2 Polarization. [PDF]
Macrophages play a key role in the pathogenesis of liver granuloma and fibrosis in schistosomiasis. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been fully characterized.
Shaoping Zheng+5 more
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Research Progress Report on Microtus fortis as a New Resource of Laboratory Animal
Microtus fortis (reed vole) is the only mammal known to have natural resistance to Schistosomiasis japonica. Originating from schistosomiasis endemic and non-endemic areas, as well as laboratory bred voles have the same resistance to Schistosoma ...
XIE Jianyun
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Detection of Schistosoma japonicum and Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi environmental DNA and its potential utility to schistosomiasis japonica surveillance in the Philippines. [PDF]
In recent years, the prevalence and infection intensity of Schistosoma japonicum in endemic areas of the Philippines have significantly decreased due to yearly population-based treatment strategies, yet transmission rates remain high and uninterrupted ...
Fornillos RJC+9 more
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Background Schistosomiasis japonica remains a major public health concern in China. There are many interventions implemented to control the transmission of the disease.
Sun Le-Ping+8 more
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Gut Microbiota Modulates Intestinal Pathological Injury in Schistosoma japonicum-Infected Mice
Trapping of Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) eggs in host tissue, mainly in the intestine and liver, causes severe gastrointestinal and hepatic granulomatous immune responses and irreversible fibrosis. Although the gut microbiota plays a central role
Beibei Zhang+26 more
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AUTOIMMUNITY IN SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA
Schistosomiasis japonica occurs in specific areas of Asia and is caused by an infection of Schistosoma japonicum. Immunohematological investigations of the significance of autoimmunity in general symptoms of schistosomiasis japonica have been performed with use of experimentally infected rabbits.
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